On Guard is desktop security for Macintosh computers. On Guard adds protection to the Macintosh Finder to prevent users from moving, trashing, or renaming files, using control panels or the Chooser, or accessing files in certain folders.
This package is contains the complete product. If you have purchased a license, you will be requested to enter your product code when you install the software. If you have not yet purchased a license, you can try this software on an unlimited number of computers for 30 days after installation. At the end of the 30-day period, On Guard will be automatically disabled.
Updates to On Guard can be downloaded from our Web site at 'http://www.poweronsw.com/'. The updates will be in BinHex format and will require a valid serial number for their use. Programs such as StuffIt Lite can be used to decode the BinHex format. Updates may include bug fixes, new features, or performance improvements.
• Added compatibility with One World modem extensions.
• Added compatibility with ValueFAX.
• Fixed a problem where Netscape 3.0.1 could download to the desktop.
• Fixed a problem where items in the "Temporary Items" folder weren't being automatically moved to the Trash at startup as "Rescued Items".
• Fixed problem where the computer would sometimes put up a message asking for a disk, such as "Please insert disk xyz"
• Fixed a problem where advanced settings would not be saved for HFS+ volumes.
• Fixed a problem where some On Guard security features would still be active even if On Guard was turned off in the control panel.
• Fixed a problem where On Guard was incompatible with the all-in-one G3 models.
•Fixed problem where MacJanet server disks appeared to be local hard disks.
• Fixed problem where MacJanet server disks couldn't be unmounted under certain circumstances.
• Fixed a problem where the System Folder could sometimes become invisible.
• Fixed problems associated with settings containing a large number of user accounts (>500 accounts).
• Fixed problem where settings wouldn't be correct when saved over the network. Only affects settings containing a large number of user accounts.
• Sorted the user list in the Configure application.
• Fixed a problem where all administrator accounts could be moved into groups. At least one administrator must remain at the top level.
• Fixed problem where On Screen could crash when configured.
On Guard 3.0
• Added support for Workgroups. You can now define groups so that users inherit their settings from their workgroup. Makes configuring large groups of users much easier.
• Added support for MacOS 8. On Guard is now fully functional with MacOS 8 and disables menus in the Finder based on the user’s settings.
• Added ability to export reports as text files.
• Screenshots are now directed to the users folder if the user doesn't have permission to save to the hard drive. If the user doesn't have a folder, then the screenshot is prevented.
• Added the ability to control the number of copies the user can print.
• Added support for AppleScript. Using AppleScript, you can now sign on to a specific account, sign off from an account, import and export user settings, and export reports. Open the On Guard Scripting addition with the Script Editor. A typical script would look something like:
tell application "Finder"
on guard sign in "Administrator" password "admin"
end tell
or
tell Application "Finder"
on guard export report file "Hard Disk:On Guard Report" name "Administrator" password "admin"
end tell
• Removed a security hole that was introduced in an earlier version of On Guard. Users not interested to On Guard 3.0 can request a copy of On Guard 2.5.2 which also addresses this issue.
• Improved the Double-click To Unlock program to have more control when unlocking disks.
• Improved several UI features when configuring On Guard.
On Guard 2.5
• Greatly reduced size of settings files. The size of settings files has been reduced by as much as 90%. This reduced size takes up much less space on the disk and makes it much faster to save settings across networks. Please Note: because of the reduced size of settings files, the On Guard 2.5 format cannot be read by earlier versions of On Guard. As a result, after you install this version of On Guard, you cannot preserve the user settings if you want to go back to an earlier version of On Guard. Also Note: because the format of the files has changed, On Guard 2.5 will not send settings files over the network to older versions of On Guard. If a computer does not show up in the Save Settings To Network window then it please make certain that other computer is running On Guard 2.5. You can check the version number by going to that other computer and then selecting the On Guard control panel and using the Finder's Get Info command.
• Improved disk locking. The disk locking software is much faster and is more secure.
• Added protection to Netscape. When the "Limit Netscape Downloads" option is checked in the System panel, then Netscape downloads are placed in the user's folder if the user has a folder. If the user does not have a folder, then downloads are prohibited. Users are also prevented from changing the Netscape options, such as account name, email address, organization name, and server configuration information.
• Allow AppleGuide files to be opened automatically. In prior versions, AppleGuide files could not be opened unless you specifically granted Open permission in the Advanced Security settings.
• Allow importing users from text files. You can now import large lists of users rather than having to type in each user's information. The following is information about how to import user data from text files. Please note that the following text is difficult to read in SimpleText because it does not show tabs well. Copy and paste this text into a spreadsheet or word processor to see how tabs separate columns.
On Guard recognizes an On Guard file because of a two line header at the beginning of the file. The following is a snippet from a file that contains On Guard settings:
On Guard Header & Data
name skipfield password isadministrator folder
thomas, john 213421 thomjohn no :desktop folder:users:thomas, john
wallace 213421 john yes uhura:desktop folder:users:wallace
bill 213421 no uhura:desktop folder:users:bill
tony 213421 no
student 213421 no :desktop folder:users:student
- The very first line of the file must say: "On Guard Header & Data"
- The second line of the file is a list of the field titles. Field titles are separated by tabs. The field titles can be "name", "password", "isadministrator", "folder", and "skipfield". The fields can be in any order. The skipfield title allows you to skip irrelevant data fields in your files.
- The third line through the end of the file is your user data. Each field must be separated by a tab. Notice that fields such as the password can be blank in the user data. For example, the line: "bill 213421 no uhura:desktop folder:users:bill" has an empty password field.
- NOTE: although you cannot readily see them, the items in the text above are separated by tabs. This can be more easily seen if you copy the text into a word processor or spreadsheet. We typically develop our user lists in a spreadsheet and then export them as a tab-delimited TEXT file.
On Guard 2.1.3
• Fixes problem experienced on older Macs when ejecting floppy disks and shutting down.
On Guard 2.1.2
• Automatically enables the Launcher. In prior versions, you were required to use On Guard's Advanced Security options to enable the Launcher.
• Prevents FindFile from locating hidden documents, applications, and folders.
• Improves compatibility with Audio CDs. In prior versions, the security options specified for network volumes were sometimes mistakenly applied to Audio CD-ROM disks.
• Prevents the On Guard Reports file from appearing in the Trash.
• Adds support to allow the LAN Commander product to sign off On Guard users or to sign on to specified On Guard accounts across the network. LAN Commander is a new product from Power On Software that broadcasts commands and files to multiple computers across the network.
• Automatically loads settings from an On Guard Settings file placed into the On Guard Prefs folder contained within the computer's Preferences folder. This allows administrators to take advantage of the faster network broadcast options offered by LAN Commander. Also, by placing an On Guard Settings file into the On Guard Prefs folder on the installer disk, the On Guard configuration can be automatically loaded onto a computer by the On Guard Installer.
There are no known compatibility issues with On Guard and other software. On Guard is compatible with System 7 and later and works on all Macintosh models. It is compatible with all Macintosh networks (LocalTalk, EtherTalk, and TokenTalk), as well as Macintosh computers connected to networks which support AppleTalk (such as Windows NT and Novell NetWare networks).
